Use of Resident-Origin Data to Define Nursing Home Market Boundaries

Previous studies of nursing home markets have assumed that a nursing home's market is coincident with the boundaries of the county in which it is located. We test this assumption by using the zip code of residence for Medicare beneficiaries admitted into a nursing home in New York state in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jack Zwanziger, Dana B. Mukamel, Indridi Indridason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2002-02-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_39.1.56